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let's get right to it. i asked him last night about former secretary of state colin powell's endorsement of president obama. this is what sununu said and why it's creating a political firestorm. final question. colin powell has decided to opt for president obama again despite apparently still being a republican. is it time he left the party, do you think? >> well, i'm not sure how important that is. i do like the fact that colin powell's boss, george herbert walker bush, has endorsed mitt romney all along, and frankly, when you take a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he's got a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you're proud of being president of the united states, i applaud colin for standing with him. >> with me now is newark mayor and obama supporter, cory booker. i watched you this morning. you seemed to be slightly biting you
let's get right to it. i asked him last night about former secretary of state colin powell's endorsement of president obama. this is what sununu said and why it's creating a political firestorm. final question. colin powell has decided to opt for president obama again despite apparently still being a republican. is it time he left the party, do you think? >> well, i'm not sure how important that is. i do like the fact that colin powell's boss, george herbert walker bush, has endorsed mitt...
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what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, andhat he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for his campaign. and also what anna talked about, he energized his face by being political. i don't like it, it's politics as usual, but politics as usual works. he did restore faith in the people that believed he was going to bring change, so i think he did a really, really good job of emphasizing the flip-flopping of mitt romney as well as potential for social change with the dream act sort of initiative as well as those major equality. >> anna, what did the obama campaign did wrong? >> well, you know, look, i think that there is no doubt that the worst moment for the obama c
what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, andhat he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for his...
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you know "the new york times" is going to endorse barack obama. >> right. clearly the newspapers matter in local elections and can matter in low turnout primaries. the "des moines register" and caucuses is gold. the argument is it's not just saying, hey, votes for this guy, a newspaper like the "times" makes arguments in favor of a candidacy, which can get picked up by others and commentators. does that just disappear into the echo chamber? >> i think it largely does. i agree with lauren. i would point out that many of these editorials are substantive in their pointing -- they're pointing out important stuff which goes to our last conversation. i'm not sure about the "des moines ridgester's" endorsement. i don't know how many people are really left who are in that persuadable category -- >> about 12. >> right. so 12 people -- >> in ohio -- >> maybe that will make a difference. >> i think you have to make tv ads out of joan doermof endorsem to have impact. >> they don't have the impact they used to. >> i think tv sad a good idea except that a lot of people w
you know "the new york times" is going to endorse barack obama. >> right. clearly the newspapers matter in local elections and can matter in low turnout primaries. the "des moines register" and caucuses is gold. the argument is it's not just saying, hey, votes for this guy, a newspaper like the "times" makes arguments in favor of a candidacy, which can get picked up by others and commentators. does that just disappear into the echo chamber? >> i think...
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significantly right at the crucial 50% mark. so the question is, what is driving the numbers in ohio right now? chief national correspondent john king has some answers. >> well, anderson, that narrow ohio lead for the president is within the poll's sampling error but it is yet another poll showing the president with a small persistent lead in the state of ohio. let's take a closer look at why it is happening in this state that is so important in the pick for president. here's the main reason right here. governor romney gets the republicans. the president gets the democrats but at the moment, in our survey, the president has a narrow lead among ohio voters who define themselves as independents. that is the battleground in a big battleground state, if you win the independents you are likely to win. governor romney close but the president with an important edge among independent voters. there's also an age divide, if you look at likely voters in ohio. among voters under the age of 50, there's a big gap, 18 point lead for the presid
significantly right at the crucial 50% mark. so the question is, what is driving the numbers in ohio right now? chief national correspondent john king has some answers. >> well, anderson, that narrow ohio lead for the president is within the poll's sampling error but it is yet another poll showing the president with a small persistent lead in the state of ohio. let's take a closer look at why it is happening in this state that is so important in the pick for president. here's the main...
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"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care, but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by the summer of his second year in office, even some supporters seemed to be losing patience. like velma hart at this cnbc town hall. >> and i'm one of your middle-class americans. quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> what made you ask the question? >> at the time, it was a burning issue. i had conversations with friends, colleagues, family members who were out of work. we were all talking about, you know, year and a half in, were we feeling the change that we were all so excited about. >>
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the answer is simple, if you look close enough, right? >>> on the streets, mitt romney standing next to barack obama? it happened in manhattan. or did it? cnn's alina cho uncovers a strange presidential sighting. >> reporter: imagine the chaos. >> appreciate your vote. >> reporter: president obama and governor mitt romney together at the cross roads of the world. >> i'm going to win. >> let's bring the cameras over here is. that cool? >> see you november 6th. >> baby holding. >> i think he's a democrat, don't you? >> reporter: wait a minute. you've been all over the map. >> you're all over the map. >> i love big bird. >> reporter: these aren't the real candidates. >> good afternoon. >> my goodness. >> reporter: meet lewis ortiz. a dead ringer for president obama. jim gossett, who has multiple presidential personalities. >> i'm hoping to be another bush or bill clinton. >> reporter: but the race is tight, and these two know campaigning at one of the busiest places on earth is a good thing. >> here comes the storm. are you the naked cowboy?
the answer is simple, if you look close enough, right? >>> on the streets, mitt romney standing next to barack obama? it happened in manhattan. or did it? cnn's alina cho uncovers a strange presidential sighting. >> reporter: imagine the chaos. >> appreciate your vote. >> reporter: president obama and governor mitt romney together at the cross roads of the world. >> i'm going to win. >> let's bring the cameras over here is. that cool? >> see you...
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to those on the right, the surprise was his aggressiveness. they kept thinking he was a community organizer from chicago who had no concept of how to use american power. >> since then, president obama has pulled troops from iraq. created a plan to leave afghanistan. and drastically expanded the use of armed drones to target terrorists. >> he may be known as the drone president. the president who relied on technology to do the business of troops. >> my most sacred duty as president and commander in chief is to keep the american people safe. drones are one tool that we use. >> even if the target is an american. in 2011, one of those targeted for death was anwar al awlaki, an al qaeda leader living in yemen and also an american citizen. are the standards different when the target's an american? >> when an american has made a decision to affiliate itself with al qaeda and target fellow americans, that -- there is a legal justification for us to try to stop them from carrying out plots. >> many of his supporters are quite concerned because they vie
to those on the right, the surprise was his aggressiveness. they kept thinking he was a community organizer from chicago who had no concept of how to use american power. >> since then, president obama has pulled troops from iraq. created a plan to leave afghanistan. and drastically expanded the use of armed drones to target terrorists. >> he may be known as the drone president. the president who relied on technology to do the business of troops. >> my most sacred duty as...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated du
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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obama campaign is doing their famous souls to the polls push tomorrow morning after churches. that's what we're looking at now. >> peter doing some good reporting for us in clumus ohio. still to come, more on the race for the white house. we've got a lot more on the race for the white house. >>> we're also following the aftermath of the superstorm sandy, four days in a shelter with no shower. we're going to take you to one part of a devastated region in new york city where storm victims are still desperate for food, water and power. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medica
obama campaign is doing their famous souls to the polls push tomorrow morning after churches. that's what we're looking at now. >> peter doing some good reporting for us in clumus ohio. still to come, more on the race for the white house. we've got a lot more on the race for the white house. >>> we're also following the aftermath of the superstorm sandy, four days in a shelter with no shower. we're going to take you to one part of a devastated region in new york city where storm...
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now, whether it will be good enough remains to be seen. >> right. >> i think it showed that barack obama had something to do. he had a job. he was commander in chief. mitt romney, as any challenger in this situation, didn't really have anything to do and was out of the news. >> i don't know. i just find it hard to make that connection that you are sitting in ohio and watching the president tour with chris christie thinking, now i'm going vote for him? >> you know, i think you're probably right about that, but the other problem for mitt romney is that he felt the need, rightly so, to say that he wasn't campaigning. now, we know that he stayed put in ohio, mother of all battleground states. he didn't have an actual rally, but he had an event where they still played his video and he still had people out there, you know, listening to him talk about getting out food and aid to people out east, so he definitely couldn't talk for a few days about the things that the governor was talking about, the things that were making him -- that were propelling him in the polls. >> just one more thing on th
now, whether it will be good enough remains to be seen. >> right. >> i think it showed that barack obama had something to do. he had a job. he was commander in chief. mitt romney, as any challenger in this situation, didn't really have anything to do and was out of the news. >> i don't know. i just find it hard to make that connection that you are sitting in ohio and watching the president tour with chris christie thinking, now i'm going vote for him? >> you know, i...
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you're seeing president obama standing right next to what was a number one surrogate for romney. so you know, in the end, has this natural disaster how kind of skewed or changed some of the opinions or sentiments about what romney has been saying about government not working, government being too intrusive? >> nobody's suggesting that governor christy still isn't indorsing and supporting governor romney. clearly, he has and continues to do so. the fact is -- of the matter is we don't want government, we want it to be efficient and positive and working for individuals, not against individuals. so governor romney never said we don't need fema. what he said it was the local and state governmental entities that were the first individuals in in a disaster. that's exactly true. >> let me say this, fredricka. let me say this as a member of the homeland security committee, i thank my good friend from georgia, we worked together, and i must say that president obama has worked in the last four years with republican members of congress. with senators, with house members on a number of diffe
you're seeing president obama standing right next to what was a number one surrogate for romney. so you know, in the end, has this natural disaster how kind of skewed or changed some of the opinions or sentiments about what romney has been saying about government not working, government being too intrusive? >> nobody's suggesting that governor christy still isn't indorsing and supporting governor romney. clearly, he has and continues to do so. the fact is -- of the matter is we don't want...
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my meineke. >>> all right, president barack obama wrapping up his trip there in new hampshire. he spent quite a bit of time in that state even though it only has four electoral votes. you heard the president just moments ago spell out his many accomplishments from reducing taxes for small business owners and the middle class by $3,000 to helping college kids and the auto industry, and then spelling out some of his vision for the next four years, including ending tax breaks to companies that ship business or jobs overseas. our white house correspondent is there traveling with the president. the president almost has become a res dnlt there in new hampshire given he's been there so many times. why so many times? >> this is the tenth time he's been here just this year, fred, and even though as you say it's only four electoral votes, that's just a testament to the fact that no single electoral vote is taken for granted by either campaign. four electoral votes, but new hampshire could be pivotal as both of these candidates try to get to 270 votes. this is a state where registering fo
my meineke. >>> all right, president barack obama wrapping up his trip there in new hampshire. he spent quite a bit of time in that state even though it only has four electoral votes. you heard the president just moments ago spell out his many accomplishments from reducing taxes for small business owners and the middle class by $3,000 to helping college kids and the auto industry, and then spelling out some of his vision for the next four years, including ending tax breaks to companies...
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i'm victor blackwell, "obama revealed" continues right now. >>> back in january 2008, the hottest place for politics was in one of the coldest places in the country. a crowd of presidential hopefuls was in iowa. >> fired up. ready to go. >> including the junior senator from illinois. >> let's go change the world. >> we sat down on the cnn bus to talk for our first interview. when you're sitting in the oval office and you're the decider, how can you still be the change agent from that position? >> let's take the issue of health care reform. the way we're going to overcome the drug and insurance companies and hmos who may block reform is not by name calling and yelling at them. it's going to be to mobilize the american people so that they know it's in their interests. >> reform health care. an ambitious promise. from a candidate who hadn't yet won a single primary. a year later, it topped president obama's to-do list. >> so let there be no doubt, health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait and it will not wait another year. >> many in his inner circle felt he needed to tackle other i
i'm victor blackwell, "obama revealed" continues right now. >>> back in january 2008, the hottest place for politics was in one of the coldest places in the country. a crowd of presidential hopefuls was in iowa. >> fired up. ready to go. >> including the junior senator from illinois. >> let's go change the world. >> we sat down on the cnn bus to talk for our first interview. when you're sitting in the oval office and you're the decider, how can you...
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"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by the summer of his second year in office, even some supporters seemed to be losing patience. like velma hart at this cnbc town hall. >> i'm one of your middle class americans. quite frankly, i'm exhausted. i'm exhausted of defending you, defending your administration, defending the mantle of change that i voted for, and deeply disappointed with where we are right now. >> what made you ask the question? >> at the time, it was a burning issue. i had conversations with friends, colleagues, family members, who were out of work. we were all talking about, you know, year and a half in, were we feeling the change we were all so excited about? >> change w
"obama revealed" continues right now. >>> we're done. >> president obama had won a hard-fought victory on health care but the country was still hurting. >> some economists are predicting that the unemployment rate could go higher. >> this is the first time ever that repossessions have topped 100,000 in a single month. >> as i've said from the start, there's no quick fix to the worst recession we've experienced since the great depression. >> by...
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(laughter). >> jon: well, all right, seems like a relatively low-brow closing argument from the obama campaign. aasif, you've been with the romney campaign. what's their closing argument? >> well, what do you want it to be? (laughter) (cheers and applause) look, jon, um, mitt romney has been running for president for seven years. these are two short weeks left in the campaign. the polls are narrowing in key states. he just needs to pick up a few more votes to lock this thing down. so at this point, he really wants to know what individuals think so he can think it, too. because, jon, he really, really wants to be president. (cheers and applause) >> jon: that does seem like if i may say so, and i don't -- and i see what you're doing there, john. a breath takingly cynical tactic. >> you think so? (laughter) >> jon: i do. >> well, then mitt romney does, too! (cheers and applause) he always has since day one. >> oh, come on, jon, he's just being a dick! i'm telling you, salt and pepper pubic hair. real dick! real dick! >> jon: i hate to say this but by calling everyone a dick all the time
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i don't believe status quo is right for america. i believe america needs real change and we're going to give it to the american people. [applause] president obama's campaign slogan is forward. i think a better term would be forewarned. we've seen the results of the last four years. we've got a lot of people who are hurting and think don't want to see another four years like the last. do you want to see another four years with 23 million americans struggling for a good job. do you want to see more taxes or higher gasoline prices? do you want to see four more years with washington in gridlock? i know the president wants to see four more years and that's his chant but our chant is this -- five more days, five more days. [applause] now the president has been trying to find a new idea because he knows people aren't happy what has happened over the last four years. we had three debates and the president wasn't able to put forward a plan to get the economy going. he just says he's going to do more of the same. he came out with a brother su
i don't believe status quo is right for america. i believe america needs real change and we're going to give it to the american people. [applause] president obama's campaign slogan is forward. i think a better term would be forewarned. we've seen the results of the last four years. we've got a lot of people who are hurting and think don't want to see another four years like the last. do you want to see another four years with 23 million americans struggling for a good job. do you want to see...
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i think you are right about that. as far as the senate races, we believe dean heller will defeat shelley berkeley. it will be close. the democrats are doing well. we believe president obama will in nevada and the hispanic vote plays a big role. an upset is not unheard of, given these circumstances. i would not rule out berkeley entirely, by any means, but i think dean heller will manage to win a close election because he's the incumbent. as far as missouri, we kept that open for a while. let's be honest, the republicans are apoplectic about todd akin. the republicans managed in their primary to find the the one candidate who could've lost to claire mccaskill. mitt romney is going to win 55% in missouri this year. i think any respectable republican who did not put both feet in his mouth would have carried that race. we now think claire mccaskill has a lead to a large enough to survive the romney landslide in missouri. also, there is a libertarian on the ballot there. that percentage will surprise you. that's where a lo
i think you are right about that. as far as the senate races, we believe dean heller will defeat shelley berkeley. it will be close. the democrats are doing well. we believe president obama will in nevada and the hispanic vote plays a big role. an upset is not unheard of, given these circumstances. i would not rule out berkeley entirely, by any means, but i think dean heller will manage to win a close election because he's the incumbent. as far as missouri, we kept that open for a while. let's...
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if i had to guess right now come i would say president obama probably win as pennsylvania by four points. host: chris brennan with "these philadelphia daily news," senior political writer. we continue to watch as romney rally in pennsylvania. in national review political reporter and cnbc analyst says -- my mom callign from yardley. brooklyn, new york, democratic caller. what do you make of a campaign 2012? caller: i have actually volunteered for the obama campaign in new york and in georgia. host: why did you decide to volunteer? caller: i was a little more active in 2008 but i thought i was a little late in joining the movement. i am a teacher. i wanted to make phone calls and go door-to-door. it was a really great experience. the ground game is really developed for the obama campaign. host: have you been impacted at all by the storm out there? caller: there are some local offices without electricity last week. we are up and running now. we were able to get up again very quickly thanks to coned, our mayor, and officials. host: was the coast. palmetto, calif. of, republican. caller: eye
if i had to guess right now come i would say president obama probably win as pennsylvania by four points. host: chris brennan with "these philadelphia daily news," senior political writer. we continue to watch as romney rally in pennsylvania. in national review political reporter and cnbc analyst says -- my mom callign from yardley. brooklyn, new york, democratic caller. what do you make of a campaign 2012? caller: i have actually volunteered for the obama campaign in new york and in...
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all right. thank you very much, everybody. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this is some of what president obama and chris christi saw yesterday on their tour up the new jersey shoreline by helicopter. their one-hour tour yesterday. the president traveling on the campaign trail today but back in washington. fema director craig fugate will be briefing reporters in a conference call at 11:30. the red cross will participate in that. we'll have that live for you at 11:30 eastern. meanwhile this morning on "washington journal," we were joined by a couple of members of congress impacted by the storm starting with john ryun -- runyan, representative from new jersey. host: new jersey where some of the storm damage happened. joining us on the line is representative john runyan, republican of new jersey, his district contains a lot of the jersey shore. representative runyan, can you tell us about some of the damage in your district and new jers
all right. thank you very much, everybody. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this is some of what president obama and chris christi saw yesterday on their tour up the new jersey shoreline by helicopter. their one-hour tour yesterday. the president traveling on the campaign trail today but back in washington. fema director craig fugate will be briefing reporters in a conference call at 11:30. the...
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i think you are right about that. as far as the senate races, we believe dean heller will defeat shelley berkeley. it will be close. the democrats are doing well. we believe president obama will in nevada and the hispanic vote plays a big role. an upset is not unheard of, given these circumstances. i would not rule out berkeley entirely, by any means, but i think dean heller will manage to win a close election because he's the incumbent. as far as missouri, we kept that open for a while. let's be honest, the republicans are apoplectic about todd akin. the republicans managed in their primary to find the the one candidate who could've lost to claire mccaskill. mitt romney is going to win 55% in missouri this year. i think any respectable republican who did not put both feet in his mouth would have carried that race. we now think claire mccaskill has a lead to a large enough to survive the romney landslide in missouri. also, there is a libertarian on the ballot there. that percentage will surprise you. that's where a lo
i think you are right about that. as far as the senate races, we believe dean heller will defeat shelley berkeley. it will be close. the democrats are doing well. we believe president obama will in nevada and the hispanic vote plays a big role. an upset is not unheard of, given these circumstances. i would not rule out berkeley entirely, by any means, but i think dean heller will manage to win a close election because he's the incumbent. as far as missouri, we kept that open for a while. let's...
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you got it right. almost every measure he took hurt the economy and our fellow americans. 23 million americans are struggling today to find a good job. 1 in 6 of our fellow citizens are living in poverty. the middle-class is being squeezed with lower take-home pay and high taxes. i spoke yesterday with the wife of a 60-year-old man. he has worked as a welder for 40 years, but he just got laid off. his wife says, what can i do to help him? that she made it clear. they do not want a government check. he was a job. the president thinks more government is the answer. no, mr. president. more good jobs. that is the answer. the question of this election comes down to this. do you want them more years like the last four years or do you want real change? president obama promised change, but he could not deliver. [crowd chants "send him home"] he could not deliver the change he promised. i not only promised change, i have a record of achieving change. i built a business. i helped turn around another one. i helpe
you got it right. almost every measure he took hurt the economy and our fellow americans. 23 million americans are struggling today to find a good job. 1 in 6 of our fellow citizens are living in poverty. the middle-class is being squeezed with lower take-home pay and high taxes. i spoke yesterday with the wife of a 60-year-old man. he has worked as a welder for 40 years, but he just got laid off. his wife says, what can i do to help him? that she made it clear. they do not want a government...